ɛnk-ainí
co-wife
noun
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Definition
Co-wife; a wife who shares her husband with one or more other wives.
In a sentence
Enkitók bótór oshî náŋāmʉ̄ ɛnkainí tenérikuní aŋ.
It is the older wife who receives the co-wife when she is brought home (from her wedding).
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)